Problem

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sound is distorted.

When recording near loud

Sound may be recorded

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sounds (such as fireworks,

properly when you set [MIC

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drums or concerts), sound

ATT] to [ON] in the menu, or

 

 

 

may become distorted.

when you adjust the audio

 

 

 

 

recording level manually.

 

 

Sound is recorded in a

When recording near loud

Sound may be recorded

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lower level than the

sounds (such as fireworks,

properly when you adjust

 

 

actual level.

drums or concerts), sound

the audio recording level

 

 

 

may be recorded not in the

manually.

 

 

 

actual sound level.

 

 

 

 

[MIC ATT] is set to [ON] in

Set [MIC ATT] to [OFF] in the

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the menu.

menu.

 

 

Playback

Pressing the playback

Camcorder is turned off, or is

Set the camcorder to PLAY

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button does not start

not set to PLAY (VCR) mode.

(VCR) mode.

 

playback.

 

 

 

 

Cassette is not loaded.

 

Load a cassette.

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Tape reached the end (“b

”

Rewind the tape.

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flashes on the screen).

 

 

 

Image will not appear

[AV/PHONESH] is set to

 

Set [AV/PHONESH] to [AV] in

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on the TV screen.

[PHONESH] in the menu.

 

the menu.

 

 

[AV \ DV OUT] is set to

 

Set [AV \ DV OUT] to [OFF].

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[ON].

 

 

 

Tape is running, but

TV/VIDEO selector on the TV

Set the selector to VIDEO.

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image will not appear

is not set to VIDEO.

 

 

 

on the TV screen.

Video heads are dirty.

 

Clean the video heads.

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You attempted to play back

 

Stop playback/dubbing.

–

 

or dub copyright protected

 

 

 

 

tape.

 

 

 

No sound from the built-

Speaker volume is turned

 

Adjust the volume with the

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in speaker.

off.

 

SET dial.

 

Noise comes out of the

[AV/PHONESH] is set to [AV]

 

Set [AV/PHONESH] to

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headphones.

in the menu.

 

[PHONESH].

 

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